April 2020 - Beyond Chron

San Francisco Violating COVID19 Guidelines in Tenderloin

Posted April 28, 2020 by Randy Shaw

City Ignores CDC and DPH Health Mandates Mayor Breed has gotten well deserved national praise for her early issuance of shelter in place orders. But the other part of the media narrative—that San Francisco’s COVID19 policies are set by health Read More »

Do Cities Really Support Small Business? Policies Say No

Posted April 28, 2020 by Randy Shaw

Coronavirus Requires New Laws for Small Business Restaurants, bars, and other small businesses have taken a huge hit from the coronavirus. Many will never reopen. Some are also calculating whether it is worth reopening given city policies stacked against them. Read More »

Assessing Sanders’ Two Failed Presidential Bids: What Should Future “Socialist” Candidates Do?

Posted April 28, 2020 by William Domhoff

Now that Bernie Sanders has dropped out, it is time to assess his failed 2016 and 2020 campaigns, which did not increase turnouts by younger voters. Future left-liberal candidates in Democratic Party primaries should not make the same four serious Read More »

Sunday morning, April 26, 2020 Tenderloin & Vicinity: A Photo Essay

Posted April 28, 2020 by Marc Norton

The Tenderloin Endangers Bay Area

Posted April 21, 2020 by Randy Shaw

Coronavirus Can’t Be Confined in Containment Zone “What did we learn? Aggressive social distancing works.”—Sarah Ravani, SF Chronicle, April 19 “We learned that, from a community standpoint, if we limit the number of interactions where the virus is transmitted, we Read More »

Has Coronavirus Freed Newsom From Housing Vows?

Posted April 21, 2020 by Randy Shaw

We Still Need to Build Housing! California Governor Gavin Newsom is widely praised for his leadership during the pandemic. The contrast between Newsom and Donald Trump is striking. It’s likely Newsom no longer feels pressure to meet the ambitious housing Read More »

Stream A Movie, Help A Local Theatre

Posted April 21, 2020 by Peter Wong

For Beyond Chron readers sheltering in place, their stay-at-home video diet doesn’t have to alternate between the Orange Skull’s daily conference of lies and whatever Netflix’s algorithms conclude you should watch now. Especially with the San Francisco Bay Area’s rich Read More »

Will Berkeley Slash Affordable Housing Funds?

Posted April 14, 2020 by Randy Shaw

City Council Votes Tonight The Berkeley City Council has a critical vote tonight, notwithstanding the pandemic. The council is considering legislation to prevent builders within opportunity zones (OZ) from meeting inclusionary housing requirements by paying into the city’s Affordable Housing Read More »